Handle for ranges



Sept. 14, 1943. H, RING T I 2,325,398 HANDLE FOR RANGES Filed July 29, 1940 This invention relates/toimprovements in handies and attaching means therefor; j 1 v. In the rnatteiyof handlesgfordrawersand doors of cooking; rangesand :other cabinets, efforts have been directed-'tow:a,rd-;making a handle that is a, convenient; for; grasping; attractive in appear- :ance, and, of such ;,material that, when used on a cooking: range, will not conduct heat to anv -ob jectionable degree; Plastic material such as that known, as Plaskon and Beetle has;been found I to be desirable for these; purposes; A problem,

however', has,ar isen n connection with theuse I such plasticson cooizing ranges l Q'ver aperiod poi, time a' handlepf thisf'material undergoes a pr oressivejshri'nkage because of successive heata ing. and jcooling through intermittent use of the cooking range, During the a ing, the, plastic :"Appl ication Ju1 29,1940,seiial'Ndlsiaizs 3 t im si -j fieui) s f. I Fig- 3 is a horizontal sectionof a drawer and I handle on the line 3 --'3"of-1iig.l; i s handIe onU Ring, Rockford, Ill.,assignor-.to Geo. D. Roper'Corporation, Rockford, lll., a corporation Fig. 4 is'a longitudin'al section a handle and nlountirigstud in disassembled relation to indicate the r'riode ofvconnection; and 1 Fig? B isarear elevation of 1a haridleshowing inscction thefstuds for -fasteningfthe saine. 1

The same-referencenumerals are applie'dto vcorres'pondingfparts throughoutthe views.

be applied to cabinets generally and other articles I a of furniture requiring handles. 1 M

material expandsfwhilenpon cooling 1 it, shrinks i not only todtsoriginalsiiebutto a point beyond,

having" shown that i a 'L shrinkage measurements of one-eighthciofgan inch has been eflected over a period. Experience has K demonstrated that Where a handle is rigidly secured to mounting pins or studsffastenedto a dr'awefor'doorl panel,

it i mm c i mu hith sea r zi w by "the rigidmo ting studsfdu ring alternate stages "of expansionfa d shrink age; 'It is, therefore; the

"principal objectfflof rny invention to provide a 1 s combination iloatingand rigid 'mo'untin g j for the handle whereby the handlejis j rigidly, secured at its one "end and'slidablyjat its other end sothat it is free to expand and contract and nostrains are im th r n .s s L s In'shipping cooking;ranges orfcabinets, it is a cbrnmon expedient to V remove the handles for ease in packing and tofprevent jdamage "thereto in the shifting andfmoving incident to the setti'ng' up operation]:Consequently,gwhere a' handle is 'mounted on studs, secured (toja door or drawer 'and especially "wherethese studs also serve to maintain inner andouter door or drawer panels in assembled relation, "itiis desirable to provide ineans foiflre'adily mountinga l'iandle on such studs without removing' them'. [It is, therefore,

'anotherobject-of :my inventionto provideja de- :tachable handle fas'tening" ineans satisfying the foregoing requirements j I 'I'hefinvention is illustrated in the accompanyin'g draWing,wherein- I v Figure '1"is agperspectivefvicwf'of a cooking range, the door's an'd drawers'-*of 'which' are equipped with handles made in accordance with my invention;

IFig! s handle on theline i -rof Fig. 1';*

vertical section of a -drawer' and tom surface H is flatin 'a horizontal plane-and the-"back surface I2 "is flat in a vertical 'plane.

The handle i's';ho1loWed out as at I3 betweenparallel ribs I4 at the middle portion" of the handle 8';

for conveniently grasping it by entering "ones pressed against thetop or froiitil i Each handle 8 is arranged to be studs-l5 which project" from an outer panel [6 'oi 'a dooriorjdrawer, as for examplein the. case} of the drawer ll,shoWn in Figs. '2 'and"3, The

ge'dgeof the tonwallpf 'the h'andle is'cut away v as'at lZa' so that,-"wh"en the handle is mounted, v r a slot is provided betWeen't-hc back'o'f the handle p and the front of thepanel l5.- This is not only "or or narnentalvalue'but prevents excessivee t I :ing of the handle by thusinsiil'ating' the'niiddl'e n'd "pennittiiig air to ;circulate therebetweena Afs" described in a Jco'pei'nding applicati'on, "Serial No:

gripportion of'thehan dl'e fromfthe rang 307,215; filed December 32; '1939; by Grover Whitehead, the studs 15am anchored to the t 1 drawer -H'by being securedto a handle' support- 1 ing bracket 18 of channel:construction"having cages I9 for nuts *ZW'wl'ijich-draw ishouldersflifia IOf thestuds againstltheouter panel l, p6.- As is I also disclosed tha t" applicationf-the handle {supporting brackefiltl is dijsposedtbetween the outer lpa'nel wand inner panel "2! tds ec'ure them in fspacedrelation, ahuttingthe inner side ofthe' outer panel Wat-its iniddl .pdmmand "projecting inwardly atl'its endportions vvh'ere' it t is secured to T-shapedwa'rp compensating inemmounted on bers 22 and 23 by screws 24 and nuts 25. The i members 22 and 23 are inturn secured to the inner panel 2-! by bolts 26 and are adiustably joined together at their inner ends by a pair of spaced bolts 2'! accessible through holes in the inner panel 2| at the middle of the drawer I1,

the adjustment of the bolts giving a desiredtwist to the assembly of the members to offset twist in the panels 16 and 2| and thus straighten the drawer front. As is apparent from Fig. '2, the panels l6 and 2| are maintained in spaced relation at the bottom by lugs 28 on the outer panel flange which enter inner panel.

'Recesses are provided in theend portions of a fthe endspf the studs il to fasten the handle detachablx: The iclampslq33-are secured .to ribs :36 ,molded rintesral-with the .ha-ndleinztransverse relation to the groove and channel 32, @screws 3.! beinaentered thro h hol s in the slots 'inthe flange 19 ion the rfil mzps-intothreaded holes :30 in the ribs to fasitem :the clan 113s. @Side flanges .38 integral with rthe clamps .ficverlap thesides of the ribs .13 6 :and prevent swivelin-grelative to the screws h ps zi iwwhenrithe screws 31 are etta'l ltened, :cla-mp rthe 1 studs 15 ,resilien'tlyin ,the ;g-r0nv,.e..8| .;and ,channel i The; V-shaped pori'tidnsfiea ,-of:th;e clamp ride-onthe outer sides of itthe vegrooves 535 n ithestuds so as to cause-the handle to be crowded into tight engagement it etpa-nel :lfi. Provision of the'channel 3 2 which lateral movement of ,stud 15' is rela- -u'vcl.

edflnger :Qf :breakage from stresses ,set up in the nconfined .permits maximum expansion I and ,qcontracti-on .of .the handle 8 without any .handlerbyth studsxlfi'which'are spaced t fixed 1 I distance apart; Ijtjha'S been rfound sufiicient to providespace jfor slidable movement of the stud :5 ;at only cne end of the handle; consequently, groove 3i atthe opposite end'prevents rela-v tiue lateral vmovement and contributes ,to' the rrigidityzof the constructionfi Toattach ahandle v3.10m: merely loosens theclarnp screws 3,! and enters the studs ,15 intothe groove'3l and chanf prevent turning of the clamps relative to the ribs, I

and means for securing said clamps to said ribs.

13 Inadetachable handlestructure of thecharacter described, a pair of stud members adapted neli lso that the ends-340i the-clamps 33 enter the grooves 35, in which position the rear-side eof the handle abuts the outer panel .16. rTocom- ';;p1ete the attaching'operation, all that need be undone-is ,to tighten the screws 3] therebytension- -,in g the clamps 33 against the grooved endsof the studs l5. -'Ijhis tension maintains firm at- ;,tach-ment ofthe handle to the drawer H. To remove the handle all that is required is the loosening of the screws 31, whereupon the handle cangbesli-ppediofi the studs +5.. V

I An ornamentalmetal band 39' of arcuate crossssection to giveacrown effect ,on the exterior is .set in .a groove 40 in the front H3 of the handle, ithecross-section also facilitating maintaining it within the :groove. One end of the band 3Spis, tin, accordance with the copending application ,of

1 ,John F. Hen nessy, SerialNo. 396,0 3, filed ;May

Ill, 1941, held ,frictionally by kinkingait as ,at 39a with the said panel.

into a recess 42 in the end of the handle, while the opposite end is secured by a screw 43 which threads in a hole 43a' in the-handle and is entered through a. hole in theband. A'bent leaf spring 44 is inserted between this end of the band and the handle 8, and has the screw 43 extending through a hole therein. This spring 44 continuouslyexerts pressure outwardlyupon the band 39 so as to take up slack and keep it taut at all times within the groove 40 irrespective of expansion and contraction, and irrespective of shrinkage of the handle in the course of service. As a result the handle always has a. neat appearance and .the rangeoWner never experiences any difliculty or annoyancejwith the band coming out of the groove and requiring' a repair man to replaceit. I It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding of the objects and advantages: of my invention. The appended claims have been drawn to cover all legitimate modifi-I cations and adaptations. i

I claim: 1

, A handle a'daptedfor attachment to a'suit able support, said handle com-prising a' on'e-piece gelongated body providing two spaced-apart attaching endportions, each having a vertical sur face forabutmentwith thesuppQrtjoneofsald 'en'd-portions-having a shallow elongated groove formed in the bottom thereof substantially normal to the aforesaid vertical surface, adapted to receive with aclose fit a stud for mounting the endportion on the support, the other endportion of said handle having a wider elongated groove of substantially the same shallow ,depth as the first groove in the bottom thereof normal to the aforesaid vertical surface,adapted to receive with aloose fit astud to mount said end portionon the support, and each of said end portions'ha'v- I ingadjacent theigroove therein an elongated rib e-xtendingin transverse relation to .the groove and adapted to support a retainlng'member for cooperation with the stud disposed lnthe groove.

'2. A handle as set forth in claim 1, including anelongated sheet meta'lclamp member on each of the end portions of said handle disposed .in transverse relation to the groove therein, having one end portion formed longitudinally ,to .\I- shaped cross section with-the apex ofthe V .pro- ,jecting toward the groove, the otherfend portion being formed to .channelsshaped cross-section and receivin the rib in'lthe channel ,thereof to ,to be fastened toa panelior the like so as to'project therefrom in spaced substantially parallel relation,..the said.studzmembersihaving transverse o grooves provided in their projectin ends, a hen- J ,smooth top surface and recesses provided on the .dle having aside su'rfaceabutting said panel, a

bottom, inoppoSedend portions thereof for the reception of 'theprojecting ends of the studs, stiff elongated sheet ,metal cla mps adjustably secured to and recessed in-theh indle on the bottom thereof and having endportions extending transversely ,relative to said recesses eformed to V-shaped cross-section and .disposed with the apex of the .V engaged in the transverse grooves in said studs tomaintainthe handle in=abutment 4. A structure as setforth in claim in which vatleast one of "the recesses in the handle ,is of sufiiciently greater Wid h than thestud and the end portions of said clamp appliesa limited spring tension thereto to permit lateral movement of the handle end portion relativeto the stud in a direction lengthwise relative to theV-shaped end portion of the, clamp, without disengagement of the clamp from the groove in the stud.

5. In aidetachable handle structure ,of'the character described, a pair of stud members adapted to be fastened to a panel or the like so as to'project outwardly therefrom in spaced substantially parallel relation, the said studs having transverse V-shaped grooves provided in their projecting ends, a handle having aside surface abutting said panel, a "smooth top surface and cessible from the bottom of the handle for securing said clamps in position in the handle against said studs.

6. Ahandle for attachment to a sheet-metal panel member on ,a cooking range wherein the handle and the panel have different expansion properties; said handle comprising a one-piece elongated body of plastic material providing two spaced apart attaching end portions forabute ment with the sheet metalpanelmember along one side of the handle, rigid supporting studs on said sheet metal panel member engageable with said'endportions, one of said end portions having a recess for reception of one ofsaid studs, a retaining member cooperablewith said recessior fixedly retaining the*'last mentioned stud in said recess io'r rigid support of said one end portion on the panel member substantially prohibiting endwise or other movement of the handle relative thereto, the other end portion having a recess extending longitudinally of the handle a distance I substantially greater thanthe diameter of the;

other of said studs for -r'eceptionof said other stud, and asecond retaining member clamping said other stud against the bottom of the recess of said other end portion to permit movement of said other stud along the Q bottom thereofand with respect to said second retaining member upon difierence inexpansion between said handle and said panel, each of said studs having a slot disposed longitudinallyof said'handle and each Y of said retaining, members having a V-shaped groove for reception in said slots 'tourge the handletightly against said panel and prevent separation of the handle therefrom. a i

HAROLD H. RING. 

